Week 13--Bath, Guyana

Elder Allen--Week 2

Hello Family,

How's it going? I got a camera cord from Elder Cook, but it doesn't work, so I may not be able to send pictures for a while. I'll keep trying, though. Jaymison is giong to Peru?! That is so awesome. Tell him that South America is amazing. I wonder if he'll get to visit Macchu Picchu. I bet it was fun to go to his house and see him open his mission call. I couldn't get the video to work, but it looks like fun. Elder Allen is my new companion.  Surprise, Surprise Cooper, he's from Utah. He's from Bountiful, and I went to the MTC with him, so it's pretty fun being with someone I already know. Payton, It's ok if you don't beat the seniors. It's really sad to lose to Sophomore's. But of course, I've never done that.  So where are Payton's homecoming pictures? I was hoping for a nice one with him in a suit. I'm sure that the pictures are just taking a while to send. Maybe I'll get them next year. Cooper, how do you like the new church building?  My church is doing great. We get to teach gospel principles a lot. It's pretty fun though. Grace, I is swell.  I hope that you will enjoy the musical. Always remember something my conscience once told me: "It's not a musical if you don't have music." Pretty inspiring, Huh? Yeah, I know it is. Matchwits sounds pretty fun. I hope that you remember the magic rule: When they ask who was the First Lady, the answer is Eve, not Martha Washington. Eve came way before Martha Washington. Hi Mom. Elder Bigler just got transferred to Rosignol, so I still see him a lot. We are still in the same branch. Food adventures, hmm.... Well, I've made a few giant cookies.. They tasted pretty great. I've had hassa curry quite a few times. Hassa is a really bony fish. It has bones on the outside and inside, but it's really tasty. I have  curry a lot because so many people in Guyana are Indian. The whole country is split between black people and Indian people, and there are some Amerindians as well. Curry is really good though. I have it a lot. I just need to figure out how to make it now. That's pretty exciting for Grandma and Grandpa. Frankfurt, Germany. Justin Richardsen is there right now. Congratulations, Cooper, on your wolf award. Don't worry Payton. After Sophomore year, it gets easier. I hope you all have a wonderful week. Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Love,

Elder Hanni

Week 12--Bath, Guyana

Week 1--Elder Allen

Questions we asked Josh:

How big is your Primary and YM/YW:

Our branch here doesn't have too much of a primary, but we have like three young men and three young women.

How many miles do you ride on your bike each day?

I would say we ride 5 miles a day, but I am not too sure.

How is the teaching going?

A lot of people we teach here have a hard time understanding even as adults. Baby, Mike's wife, has been really slow teaching this whole transfer, but by the end of this transfer, her understanding has opened when she realized that she needs to be baptized. It was so amazing to have that happen. She has had such a hard time understanding, but now she is much more focused, and she really wants to learn. It all came from prayer and from Mike's hard work. He reads to her out of the Book of Mormon, and he talks to her about what they learn. He has been such an amazing help to her. I am excited for her.

I got my transfer call on Saturday, and I am staying in Bath. Elder Allen (he was in my MTC group) is now my companion. Pray for us. We are both a little new, but we are excited.

I love you all.

Elder Hanni

Week 11--Bath, Guyana

Week--5 Elder Bigler

This week was really nice.  Elder Bigler went to Trinidad for a few days, so Elder Allen and I got to work together in both Bath and Rosignol . It was pretty fun. It's pretty crazy that it's been three months already. I hope you don't miss me too much. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to send pictures. I am looking for a cord, so I am doing my best.  I hope your week was good. We saw someone named Sonia this week, and when we asked her if she remembered what we talked about last time, she said, "How could I forget? God is my one true friend." She then told us that she had read the reading assignment and even more than that, and we had a really good lesson. I was very grateful for that experience. We also have an investigator named Miranda, and the assistants taught her in Trinidad, but she didn't want to get baptized there, so she has come back here to Guyana so that she can be baptized with her family. There are some amazing people here, and there are so many prepared to receive the truth. That was just a little bit of my week. I love you, and I hope your week is a great one.

Love,
Elder Hanni

Week 10--Bath, Guyana

Week 4--Elder Bigler

Hi Everyone,

I am very grateful for conference. I really needed to hear Elder Holland's talk about imperfection. I struggle with that. I loved when he said, "In spite of our imperfections, at least God is perfect." I also loved his counsel to refuse to let our shortcomings cause us to be cynical of the gospel path and to keep striving no matter how clumsily we grasp the perfect gift of our Savior Jesus Christ.

We watched the priesthood session in the morning on Sunday before the morning session.  There is only one place in Berbice that has a satellite: Canje. But no one from where we are can really afford to travel all the way to Canje. It gets expensive. We watched it in Rosignol, and we just streamed it at the church. It worked most of the time.

I missed the very beginning of last session because the internet cut out, but when I heard the opening prayer, it sounded like Elder Hales had died. I didn't know for sure until Elder Anderson's talk at the very end. I loved that talk. I loved when he talked about President Nelson going to visit Elder Hales. I'm glad he could share some last words.

We missed some parts in a few talks, but for the most part, we got to watch the whole thing.  It was amazing. General Conference is like Christmas for missionaries.

Have a great week.

Love,

Elder Hanni

Elder Cook and I a few weeks ago.